Buy Me, Boston. Local Ads & Flyers, 1960s - 1980s. Volume 1. - Couverture souple

Brian Coleman

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0990307662 ISBN 13 : 9780990307662

Editeur : Wax Facts Press, 2018

Synopsis

Take a trip to the Boston of yesteryear, guided by advertisements for the businesses and characters that made the city tick in the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s – restaurants, hair salons, bands, bars, clothing boutiques and more. "Buy Me, Boston" features over 390 vintage advertisements, posters and flyers. These images have been scanned from original sources, including issues of The Boston Phoenix, The Real Paper, The Bay State Banner, Boston After Dark, Boston Rock and many more, straight from the stockpiles of renowned archivists and historians like David Bieber, Kay Bourne, Chuck White and Wayne Valdez. Compiled and curated by journalist Brian Coleman, "Buy Me, Boston" is a unique, time-traveling journey back to a city that exists only in the fond memories of longtime denizens. Whether you patronized these establishments and happenings the first time around, or just want to know more about our unique town and the people whose energy and creativity fuels it, this book guarantees smiles with the turn of every new page. AUTHOR Brian Coleman is a music journalist and historian who has authored four Buy Me, Boston. Volume 1 (Wax Facts Press, 2018); Check the Technique Volume 2: More Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies (Wax Facts Press, October 2014); Check the Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies (Villard / Random House, 2007; Shinko [Japan], 2008); and Rakim Told Hip-Hop Wax Facts, Straight From the Original Artists. The ‘80s (Wax Facts Press, 2005). In the ‘90s and early 2000s, he promoted avant garde jazz while moonlighting as a hip-hop journalist, contributing hundreds of articles and reviews to publications including XXL, Scratch, Wax Poetics, URB, CMJ, the Boston Herald and Metro Newspapers.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wax Facts Press
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0990307662
• ISBN 13: 9780990307662
• Reliure: Broché
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible